LLM Foundations

Discover how AI truly reads and creates language behind the scenes. Master the core mechanics so you can turn tools like ChatGPT into your ultimate study and writing partner. * **Master core mechanics** of AI language processing * **Write smarter prompts** for studying and brainstorming * **Leverage context windows** for organizing research and notes * **Predict model responses** to improve writing workflows

5 sections ยท 20 lessons

Course outline

Training Pipeline

  1. Three Training Stages
  2. Internet Data Curation
  3. Tokenization Fundamentals
  4. Neural Network Training
  5. Base Models Explained
  6. Text Generation Process

Post-Training

  1. Supervised Fine-Tuning
  2. Conversation Tokenization

Limitations

  1. Hallucinations
  2. Tool Use Integration
  3. Computational Limits
  4. Tokenization Blind Spots

Reinforcement Learning

  1. Reinforcement Learning Basics
  2. RL in Math & Code
  3. Chain of Thought
  4. RLHF for Subjective Tasks
  5. RLHF Limitations

Practical Insights

  1. Mental Model of AI
  2. LLM Ecosystem
  3. Future Capabilities

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